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Thank you for posting this article. It seems to indicate that CU is the one who initiated the split. Either way, I presume not recognizing the IFC means they will not recognize any fraternities under the IFC umbrella.
Been there, done that. It doesn't work. Texas tried this in the late 1980s and early 1990s. What you ended up with was an IFC that engaged in blatantly selective enforcement based on which chapters had officers on the IFC council.
Isolated incidents happened before and during this time- and continue to this day. That is not something that University recognition or lack thereof can change.
However, when the University took a hands-off approach and the IFC took over, a very few houses were able to continue in very serious patterns unchecked. All of those houses have been slammed hard since the University reasserted its recognition/authority over the IFC, and things have improved dramatically. And it has not "ruined" Greek life here either.
And to say it again- what about recruitment? How are parents going to feel about fraternities that are not recognized by their son's college? Would you allow your son to join a fraternity not recognized by the college he was attending? Would that not concern you?
I am not saying it means the chapters are all bad- I am sure many good houses will continue on as such under this new rule. But just consider how this looks to students and parents considering the Greek life.
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